Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? It can be difficult, e 1.
when the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei,14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, w 2. the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct18,2003.
About160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant (参赛选手), explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to w___3._____ down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu Jialei. “I am not the smartest one,” she said. “But I pay a 4.
to details.”
To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for10 days. There are more than56,000 entries (词条) i 5. characters, phrases and words in it.
She also has a secret weapon (武器). She studied h___6.____ Chinese characters were structured (构成).
In the final, judges gave her the word wanluan and said it means graceful and p 7. .
“I’ve never h___8._____ of that word!” said Lu.
But she made a good guess. “Characters meaning pretty often have ‘女’ in it, while many characters pronouncing luan have ‘亦’. So I wrote it down: ‘婉娈’,” she said.
This s 9. weapon came from her good reading habits.
“L___10._____ to write Chinese characters is an important part of inheriting (传承) culture,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher.
Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词10分）
1.Some cities have taken actions by ____________ (control) the number of vehicles (车辆) on the road and
closing heavy-polluting factories.
2.A new report says that reading is becoming a ____________ (fashion) social activity in China.
3.China has opened its ____________ (four) Antarctic research base (南极科考站)–the Taishan Station.
4.When I got home yesterday afternoon, it ________________ (rain) hard.
5.Selfie, the hottest word of 2013, is a photo that you take of ____________ (you) using a camera phone.
6.The purple scarf is as good as that pink one. It is difficult ____________ (decide) between the two.
7.It is our hope that more trees ___________(plant) here next year.
8.The boy is too young to know the ______________(dangerous) of smoking.
9.China became the second_________________(large) movie market in the world, behind the US.
10.It is reported that global warming is having a great ___________(affect) on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world
What is the strongest part of your body? Your head? Bones? It’s your teeth! There is a special thing called enamel (牙釉质) in teeth. It is the hardest thing in the human body and keeps bacteria (细菌) away. However, teeth are vulnerable (易受伤害的) to problems and disease. September20 is National Teeth-loving Day in China. Let’s pay attention to the health of our teeth.
Teeth problems are common around the world. Most children and young adults have tooth decay (龋齿). A study published on China Health Monthly magazine this year showed that40.74 percent of a sample (抽样) of1,306 Chinese students under age15 had decayed teeth.
(1)Food that is rich in sugar increases the risk of tooth decay. After you eat, bacteria go crazy over the sugar on your teeth, like ants at a picnic. The bacteria turn sugar into acids (酸) that eat away at tooth enamel.This cause holes in your teeth.
Another ______ ______(2) is crooked teeth (龅牙). When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven’t fallen out, there isn’t enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth.
Don’t worry. Here are some ways to keep your teeth healthy.
Brush at least twice a day – in the morning and before bedtime.
Learn to use dental floss (牙线). The floss gets rid of food that’s hidden where your toothbrush can’t get it.
Visit a dentist. He or she can check if you have any dental problems and help you clean your teeth.
Pay attention to what you eat. It is better to eat lots of fruits and vegetables instead of fries and drink water instead of soda.
Wear braces (牙套): it can make your teeth straight and beautiful.
1.将（1)句译成中文。
2.在（2)处的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
3.回答问题：How many ways to keep your teeth healthy are mentioned in the pas sage?
4.在文中找出与Most kids and young people have decayed teeth.意思相同或相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡
5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
Are you a gourmand(美食主义者)? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program? “A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国)” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcasted by Chinese central television. Is there any holiday that isn't celebrated with a special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures, and China is no exception(例外). The Chinese believe eggs mean producing something new. After a baby is born, parents may hold a "red egg and ginger party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, for example, an even number(1,3,5,---) for a girl, and an odd number(2,4,6---) if a boy has been born.
Noodles are a symbol of longlife in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles is in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.
A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.
The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.
1.A bite of China is _______________.
A. a book B. a documentary
C. a guide book D. a newspaper
2.How many kinds of traditional food are mentioned in the passage?
A. two B. three
C. four D. five
3.A girl has been born in Mr. Li’s home. How many red eggs may he pass out to his friends according to Chinese tradition?
A. two eggs B. none
C. three eggs D. six eggs
4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. We can cut birthday noodles off in China if we think they are too long.
B. It is impolite to server a whole fish last at a party in China.
C. The program lasts for one hour.
D. There are many kinds of Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.
5.What does the writer mean in the last paragraph?
A. The writer thinks the program is too long.
B. The writer thinks the program has more meanings inside than the story itself.
C. The writer thinks everyone can have a good eating habit after watching the program.
D. The writer thinks the program has brought many kinds of delicious food to us.
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.
Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged. That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”
1.Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
A. They cannot repair themselves.
B. The computer has changed a lot.
C. They have no computers inside.
D. The computer cannot work if the robot changes.
2.The new technology allows the robot to _________.
A. do house work for humans
B. keep working after being damaged
C. remember a lot of information
D. tell people where it is
3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph5 refers to ________.
A. sensors B. robots
C. arms and legs D. scientists
4.How do the sensors in the robot work?
A. They can replace the computer when it’s broken.
B. They can find out where the damage comes from.
C. They help the computer learn the robot’s condition.
D. They can send signals to the person who uses the robot.
5.The passage is probably from_____________.
A. a newspaper B. an advertisement
C. a tour guide D. an application
No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.
For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints(关节) hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
1.Which of the following can be used here to replace(取代) the underlined phrase “on the way”?
A. away B. gone
C. disappearing D. coming
2.When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be_________.
A. warm B. rainy
C. clear and fine D. cold
3.Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?
A. A rainbow appears in the morning.
B. Some birds fly high.
C. The stars twinkle clearly at night.
D. Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Nobody can control the weather.
B.If the sunset is red in colour, then the next day will be fine.
C.If many people feel their joints hurt, it may be a sign of wet weather.
D.People only use their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
5.Which of the following sentences can suitable according to the passage?
A.活到老，学到老。 B.朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。
C.早起的鸟儿捉虫多. D.一日之计在于晨。
